Marie proceeded to launch what seemed to be countless amounts of chess pieces at her target out of what seemed to be nowhere, oblivion, even. The pieces each whizzed right up to the poor Tonberry and took on a different, more threatening shape. The pieces would then skewer, steamroll, maul, or do whatever it felt like doing to the Tonberry. Animation magic is rather difficult to use on such a large amount of objects. I'm growing tired.

Crystal grabbed her huge claymore, Ryukken, with both hands, holding it up towards the ceiling. She crouched down and sprung forward at the wall. Crystal then planted her feet on the wall, spinning around and pushing off again, as if ricocheting off of the wall. Crystal then forced her body to spin, slamming her huge claymore into the remaining Tonberry, grabbing it by the flesh and throwing it with the blade.

The Tonberry crashed through the closed door and landed into the fire beyond. Crystal skidded to a stop, just in front of the door. She then planted her sword into the ground and crossed her arms, glaring at the burning Tonberry.

The alchemist made note that they had spent quite a while in the kitchen. These pathetic monstrosities were being ten times more annoying by being tenacious. How could such longevity be gifted to these things? "Hmph," was all Ein said as he aligned himself with the hog person. "Mind lost to rage, disassemble further," he stated whimsically before snapping his fingers causing the molecules in the pig's head to resonate, each one crashing into another or the walls of their confinement.

The hog was trying to break down the walls, if it manages to do so, it could probably kill the girl with little effort, and that means the little goblins on the other side of the kitchen would prove to be more and more annoying now that many of the group members are low on mana. And so, Hayashi did the most sensable thing, run in front of the hog and give it a nice kick to its stomach.

The screams died down and it was back to solem sweet notes riddled with an air of something else. Was it a strange underlying harmony? No. It was far from that, and though no one could tell there was air of insanity in the melody.

The onslaught of the Tonberries continued; the creatures were being mercilessly beaten and mauled by her comrades, and all she was doing was causing the Tonberries more suffering than they were already enduring. It's okay, they're demons, Marie sighed, attempting to calm herself as she slowly continued to torture the Tonberry to death, they are lesser demons, they do not feel the emotions humans do.

Crystal's eyes flared red, her own blood lust growing by the second. She watched as the lesser demon burnt to a crisp in the fire she had thrown it into. Smashing down the door and throwing the demon into the fire had felt very good, almost as if she had found something that was missing. Crystal took her eyes off of the burning corpse of the demon to put her attention on the other, remaining demon. Crystal walked over to it, raising her enormous claymore up. She then slammed the sword forward, piercing through the demon's flesh and making it's blood spurt out of the wound she inflicted on it. Crystal's eyes continued to flare blood red, a merciless expression on her face.

Taking a few paces closer to the work stations of the tonberries, the alchemist slammed an open hand down on a portion of the table, breaking it apart into molecules that were absorbed into his gemstone. The mana gain was miniscule, but he figured he wouldn't need much more for this particular instance. Foolish creatures...if only they had stood aside, the demolition could have become much easier, he thought, glancing at the two remaining portions of table with a big gap in the middle.

Hayashi sat down, this was basically it. The hog won't even survive the Dreadful Musician playing for much longer. All Hayashi wanted to do now is rest, and with his back against one of the summoned walls from the musician, Hayashi closed his eyes and slowly dozed off.

This was it, time for the big finale that would put an end to these lesser demon scum. In one swift movement Alice sliced her bow across the strings and a sharp sound like sword scraping against rock. A sudden flash, and it was all over, all that was needed was one final push for the tonberry to follow.

Demons slain with little effort, the party was now able to see what lay behind the door of the main kitchen. Upon opening the door, Marie saw very little in the dark, nearly pitch black room. After scanning the room, the party became aware of a slight light that shined through a small crack in the roof. With a little bit of examination, the party determined that the light came from a small slit of a trapdoor that lead to the next floor of the building.

The trapdoor's hatch emitted a loud, rusty, creaking noise as Marie attempted to gently open it. Poking her head out like a curious groundhog, Marie saw nothing in sight. Allowing the other party members to take a look if they wished, it was a unanimous decision that it was safe to venture deeper into the mansion.

The large room they climbed into was virtually empty, accompanied only by a few marble sculptures of some random men who were of no significance to the party. The upper portion of the walls were lined with golden and red draperies, which completely drowned the top portion of the room with vibrant colors. The only windows of the room consisted of the small peeking holes that were merged in with the front door of the mansion, and the ceiling was dome shaped, where various angels and clouds were painted with soft, pastel colors and hues. Judging by the two grandiose doors of the farthermost wall, the party could determine that they were now within the foyer of the mansion.

From the depths of the shadowy, columned underpasses that lined the sides of the room, multitudes of the pig demons they fought before emerged. The demons surrounded the party entirely, and there was no escape from the upcoming, inevitable battle.

II - II : No EscapeAntoir Residence: Part 2

Location -- Vylndir : Antoir Residence : Foyer

Objectives: Defeat the enemies!

Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cffegK7EmWY&feature=related

Atmosphere: ... This situation is not a good one, therefore, bad things will happen. [Chance of an "Unfortunate Event" upon using an ability]

Crystal slammed her sword into the floor, the claymore sinking it's teeth into the ground with much ease. Crystal then grinned, as if she were glad to see all of the enemies in such uniform positions. Her fang-like teeth were showing, and her red eyes showed an intense blood lust as she stared down the hogs with a sort of hungry look. Crystal leaned her head to the side, cracking the neck bones, getting ready for one heck of a fight.

"I'm going to devour you all!" Crystal growled, laughing on the inside.

She said it so plainly as if it bored her to think that they would have to fight again. Sighing slightly she looked down at the ground for a couple of moments before looking up again. Suddenly a pillar of ground rose up, she sat, and her cello appeared before them. Staring down each of the hogs in front of her one at a time she spoke once more.

Ein's eyes had been closed ever since the pig demons revealed themselves. They were surrounded. How careless. He opened his eyes, his gaze vacant and uninterested. "More narrow-minded fools to oppose us," he stated simply before snapping his fingers, a small spark of light dancing across his glove before disappearing. "Those who waste their lives in such a manner need forfeit their souls so that their bodies may return to nature." He would make sure of it.

Demons slain with little effort, the party was now able to see what lay behind the door of the main kitchen. Upon opening the door, Marie saw very little in the dark, nearly pitch black room. After scanning the room, the party became aware of a slight light that shined through a small crack in the roof. With a little bit of examination, the party determined that the light came from a small slit of a trapdoor that lead to the next floor of the building.

The trapdoor's hatch emitted a loud, rusty, creaking noise as Marie attempted to gently open it. Poking her head out like a curious groundhog, Marie saw nothing in sight. Allowing the other party members to take a look if they wished, it was a unanimous decision that it was safe to venture deeper into the mansion.

The large room they climbed into was virtually empty, accompanied only by a few marble sculptures of some random men who were of no significance to the party. The upper portion of the walls were lined with golden and red draperies, which completely drowned the top portion of the room with vibrant colors. The only windows of the room consisted of the small peeking holes that were merged in with the front door of the mansion, and the ceiling was dome shaped, where various angels and clouds were painted with soft, pastel colors and hues. Judging by the two grandiose doors of the farthermost wall, the party could determine that they were now within the foyer of the mansion.

From the depths of the shadowy, columned underpasses that lined the sides of the room, multitudes of the pig demons they fought before emerged. The demons surrounded the party entirely, and there was no escape from the upcoming, inevitable battle.

II - II : No EscapeAntoir Residence: Part 2

Location -- Vylndir : Antoir Residence : Foyer

Objectives: Defeat the enemies!

Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cffegK7EmWY&feature=related

Atmosphere: ... This situation is not a good one, therefore, bad things will happen. [Chance of an "Unfortunate Event" upon using an ability]

Crystal looked around, her claymore still stuck in the ground in front of her. Her lips began to twitch upwards into a malicious grin, her eyes flashing red once more. From her flask she drew a strange substance that she had been saving for a special occasion, like this one. It was the Pure Mana Extract, and she was dying to try it. Well, in a metaphorical sense, she couldn't die anyway. Her existence could be shattered, but mana wouldn't be the cause of that.

Crystal held up the substance above her head, opening her mouth wide to reveal sharp, jagged fangs for teeth. After a moment's hesitation, Crystal dropped the liquid into her mouth, where her fangs slammed shut like a trap as she swallowed. Crystal's body became still, then her head and arms fell limp. Crystal suddenly became unresponsive, even to her own sword's cries.

A rather far off, yet still somewhat familiar tune drifted through the air, granting a certain similarity with the previous tune. She had played a tune much like this before, and it had been rather effective, why wouldn't it help now. As the bow glided across the strings and slowly came to a finish, Alice looked up, expressionless as ever.

"So we begin."

AliceHp: 30/30Mp: 26/50Atk: 8Def: 8Int: 10Spr: 10

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This was going to be a pain. There were so many of them that it was ridiculous. He didn't even know where to start. "With you," he spoke suddenly and shot his hand out to point at a nearby hog warrior. "Your form....it shall be crushed, ground, and compressed! Become one with the earth by the might of gravity!" A air began to distort above the target, wavering and concentrating into a single area forming a dark sphere with twinkling lights within along with swirling green and violet energy. Ein lowered his hand and watched as the sphere crashed into the hog, slamming it into the ground.

These things, they were outnumbering them and had them surrounded. Hayashi wouldn't dare move, if he got even a bit out of position, the hogs would kill him. And while lacking an arsenal of ways to injure an enemy from afar, Hayashi decided to do nothing and just wait for the hogs to come to him. He would be able to deflect any incoming damage back at the hogs anyway.

Marie casts King Safety on HayashiPawn spawns in C5, D4, and D6!MP: 44/50

Thrown across the room, landing around Hayashi, the three chess pieces rapidly grew in size until they functioned as large, black and white walls. "Placing them there should hold off a couple of them for a while." Marie stated, analyzing the situation as quickly as she could before something went out of hand. Her thoughts suddenly came to a halt as she noticed Crystal drinking a bright blue liquid that was pulsating with pure energy. Her eyes narrowed, and multitudes of outcomes to the situation rushed through her mind. The result of this battle was entirely unpredictable.

II - II : No EscapeAntoir Residence: Part 2

Location -- Vylndir : Antoir Residence : Foyer

Objectives: Defeat the enemies!

Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cffegK7EmWY&feature=related

Atmosphere: ... This situation is not a good one, therefore, bad things will happen. [Chance of an "Unfortunate Event" upon using an ability]

Ein was able to brush the attack off with an annoyed sigh. Of course, he became even more annoyed when some random wave of energy forced him back away from Crystal...and right into some hogs. He quickly created distance between him and them, even though he'd probably get blown right into them again eventually. For now he was safe. He would continue to whittle away at the previous hog's stamina.

"Corrupted soul that serves evil, become balanced by the valence of light," he stated simply and snapped his fingers. Several rays of light fired out at the hog's feet from around him. The rays struck their target, then moved upwards in a spiral motion, striking the hog several times during the ascent.

Crystal's entire body flashed once with a bright, white light. Crystal then made a liud, gagging noise, as if she were choking on something that tasted bitter, and her hands shot up to her throat in response. Crystal's eyes were shut tightly, feeling a large surge of pain coming from her entire body. She could hardly breathe. Crystal's body flashed once more, and with it came a deep, pulsing noise from inside her body. Her body pulsed again, louder this time.

With a final, huge pulse, Crystal's body practically exploded with power, causing everyone around her to be sent flying away from her. Her body seemed to glow with a white-hot aura that quickly turned black due to her own demonic energy. Crystal looked down at her hands, seeming to be amazed by the sudden spike of power she had just got.

"I...like this..." Crystal said, her trademark malicious grin forming upon her face. "With this kind of power, even Hades wouldn't be a match for me!" Crystal threw her hands up in the air and laughed, each breath she took sending out waves of power. Crystal snatched her sword, amazed by how lightweight Ryukken had gotten, and in the blink of an eye, Crystal was on top of one of the large hogs, stabbing it in the chest. Energy passed through her claymore and blasted the hog, making it fall and sending Crystal flying towards the next enemy, who she also quickly stabbed.

Enemy after enemy, Crystal stabbed and jumped to the next, cleaving bone, piercing flesh and muscle, making blood splatter everywhere. By the end of it all, Crystal had gotten her attire and her claymore soaked with hog blood. She looked down at the foreign, demon blood dripping down her glowing arms and began to lick it off, her black pupils turning into slits, like a snake's.

This was a strange twist of events, she had actually taken damage, and was still taking it because of the burns. Sighing, Alice knew she would just have to wait it out, moving the cello off of herself for the moment she reached into a bag at her side and pulled out a muffin. Taking a bite, she felt instantly restored.